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Newton South girls’ volleyball takes the fifth, clinching a 16 vs. 1 Division 1 stunner over Chelmsford Tuesday’s boys’ soccer playoff roundup: With a Hollywood ending, Lowell survives double-OT battle with Beverly Tuesday’s girls’ soccer playoff roundup: It took two shootouts for No. 20 Westford to take down No. 13 Brookline Tuesday’s field hockey playoffs roundup: No. 10 Lynnfield scores early to stun No. 7 Hanover Tuesday’s girls’ volleyball playoff roundup: Wayland’s Anna Yalli kills any hope of advancing for Billerica We’ve celebrated plenty of 1,000-assist accomplishments in this space, and a surprising amount of 2,000-assist milestones, but Tuesday featured our first athlete to reach 1,000 kills this season. Amazingly, Central Catholic’s Julie Hall, who had 30 kills in a 3-2 Division 1 second-round win over Westborough, is still a junior. She’ll have the rest of this year’s run, plus one more season to add to her impressive total. Senior center mid Gavin Foley broke Watertown’s single-season soccer scoring record with his 17th goal of the season in a 3-0 first-round in over St. Mary’s. Foley played for the Raiders as a freshman, then spent two years with MLS Next before returning for his senior season, which has also seen him dish 10 assists. On Monday, Waltham field hockey defeated Lexington, 3-1, for its first tournament win in 17 years. Also Monday, Milford girls’ soccer beat Billerica, 2-1, for its first playoff win since 2013. The first week of the field hockey and girls’ volleyball tournaments had pretty much gone to seed. Until Tuesday, that is. That’s when the brackets starting wildin’ out. The headliner was 16th-seeded Newton South knocking off the No. 1 seed in the Division 1 tournament, Chelmsford, 3-2. The previously undefeated Lions (21-1) fell in five after taking the first two sets. Newton South (13-7) won the fifth set, 15-13. It’s the earliest a No. 1 seed has lost since 2021, when Hopedale was the No. 1 team in Division 5 and lost in the first round to the since-shuttered Paolo Freire Social Justice Charter School. AJ Traub has the full story on Newton South’s stunner. It was far from the only surprise result of the night. Also in D1 girls’ volleyball, No. 14 Wellesley took out No. 3 Shrewsbury, 3-1. In D2, No. 13 Reading secured a 3-2 first-round upset of No. 4 Minnechaug, and in D3 it was No. 11 Newburyport getting the best of No. 6 Hanover, 3-2. In Division 3 field hockey, No. 11 East Longmeadow took out No. 6 Medway, 1-0, in the second round, while No. 10 Lynnfield took care of business vs. No. 7 Hanover, 2-0. Girls’ soccer saw No. 20 Dedham eliminate No. 13 Apponequet, 3-2, in the Division 3 first round, and in the D1 bracket, No. 20 Westford need two rounds of penalty kicks to upset No. 13 Brookline, 3-2. ▪ St. John’s Prep graduate Alex Bajoras, a heavyweight from Gloucester who is wrestling at Wyoming Seminary, has committed to Rutgers where he will team up with New England Hall of Famer Nate Blanchette (Central Catholic). ▪ Lincoln-Sudbury senior Champa Visetsin announced her verbal commitment to play Division 1 golf at Stonehill College. ▪ Weymouth senior catcher/outfielder Devin Kelsch announced he has committed to play baseball at Salem State. By capturing the Boston City League title with a 20-0 win over Brighton, Boston Latin football coach Rocco Zizza was named New England Patriots Coach of the Week. Zizza coached the Dragons to their sixth-straight win and a 5-0 league record (7-1 overall) thanks to a pair of touchdowns from senior quarterback Jack Shapiro. “Their defense set the tone, their offense took over, and under his leadership they showed exactly what discipline, commitment and heart look like on a football field,” said Patriots Hall of Fame Andre Tippett, who presented the program with a check for $1,000 from the Patriots Charitable Foundation and the Kraft family. ▪ Boston University junior Maggie Driscoll, a Watertown graduate, was named the Patriot League Field Hockey Midfielder of the Week after finishing with one goal, one assist, and one save in a 3-2 overtime win over Colgate to earn a berth in the Patriot League Championship. BU teammate Sophie Ortyl, a Lexington graduate, was an honorable mention after making six saves, three in each half vs. Colgate. ▪ Wheaton senior Brian Hixson, a Scituate graduate, and freshman Marcus Tran, a Milton graduate, were a part of the NEWMAC’s Relay of the Week. As two legs of the 200-yard freestyle relay, they posted a winning time of 1 minute, 25.65 seconds to win against Bentley, and 1:26.05 to beat Bridgewater State. ▪ Wheaton senior Aidan Doyle, a Thayer graduate from Kingston, was tabbed NEWMAC men’s soccer Offensive Athlete of the Week for the second time this season, racking up 5 points on a goal and three assists in a pair of wins for the Lyons. ▪ Bowdoin sophomore Angus Leary, a Roxbury Latin graduate from West Roxbury, was named NESCAC Football Defensvie Player of the Week thanks to six tackles and 2.5 sacks in a 17-9 win over Bates. He leads the NESCAC in sacks (8.5) and tackles for loss (14.5). ▪ Tufts senior Elsi Aires, a Westborough graduate, is the NESCAC Women’s Soccer Player of the Week after netting three goals for 6 points last week. She had two markers in a win over Bowdoin and the winner in a 2-1 victory against Wesleyan. She has 10 goals, including four winners, this season. ▪ Tufts sophomore Maiwenn Kamdje, a Wellesley graduate, was chosen as the NESCAC Volleyball Player of the Week following a 19-kill, 4-block, 3-dig performance in a five-set win over No. 14 Wesleyan. She hit .371 on 35 attempts. ▪ Holy Cross junior Jayden Clerveaux, a Williston Northampton graduate from Everett, was named to the Patriot League Football honorable mention list after rushing for a season-high 135 yards on 17 carries in a 21-13 loss to Lafayette. Includes Monday and Tuesday games Ava Cahill, Uxbridge, 3 Jullianna Dutra, Seekonk, 3 Chloe Rogers, Swampscott, 3 Jaydin Simpson, Beverly, 3 Emily Sloan, Newton North, 3 Caitlin Snow, Silver Lake, 3 Grace Sudbay, Pentucket, 3 Max Tillmann, Medfield, 3 Clara Ames, Bromfield, 2 Aayanah Baker, Holbrook, 2 Jaedyn Beland, Attleboro, 2 Nate Comeau, Pembroke, 2 Matt Crocker, Central Catholic, 2 Alex Dehelan, Mashpee, 2 Ryleigh Green, Maynard, 2 Elizabeth George, Medfield, 2 Erin Gustaitis, Bridgewater-Raynham, 2 Dylan Healy, Plymouth North, 2 Braiden Johnson, Bishop Feehan, 2 Asuka Keough, Ipswich, 2 Alex Longman, Mashpee, 2 Dylan Lucci-McShain, Holbrook, 2 Brendan Marinelli, West Bridgewater, 2 Cate McCarron, Holliston, 2 Elle Mone, Martha’s Vineyard, 2 Ciara Morrissey, Lincoln-Sudbury, 2 Nicco Robinson, West Bridgewater, 2 Logan Scott, Dartmouth, 2 Nina Sly, Boston Latin, 2 Morgan Smith, Bromfield, 2 Rylee Sullivan, Danvers, 2 Patrick Valentim, Revere, 2 Devon Weafer, Medfield, 2 CJ Zwirek, Tewksbury, 2 Jaydin Simpson, Beverly, 7 Ava Cahill, Uxbridge, 6 Jullianna Dutra, Seekonk, 6 Chloe Rogers, Swampscott, 6 Caitlin Snow, Silver Lake, 6 Grace Sudbay, Pentucket, 6 Rylee Sullivan, Danvers, 6 Max Tillmann, Medfield, 6 Clara Ames, Bromfield, 5 Morgan Smith, Bromfield, 5 Includes Monday and Tuesday games Ava Gauvain, Masconomet, 3 Quinn Jordan, Sandwich, 2 Abby Kent, Manchester Essex, 2 Kaylee Master, Watertown, 2 Laila Mears, Manchester Essex, 2 Includes Monday and Tuesday games Julie Hall, Central Catholic, 30 Audrey Manning, Lynnfield, 30 Emilie Ferdinand, Brookline, 20 Cece Kilroy, King Philip, 20 Tess Madden, Hanover, 20 Charlie Ballestas, Reading, 19 Shayne Dugan, King Philip, 19 Emma Read, Wellesley, 18 Gabby Vigeant, Newburyport, 17 Taylor Donohue, Oliver Ames, 16 Molly Franco, Old Rochester, 16 Nora Mullen, Brookline, 47 Madison Blanchet, Central Catholic, 40 Lyla McDonough, Oliver Ames, 31 Sadie Chadwick, Hanover, 30 Eva Burke, Marblehead, 27 Julia Monteiro, Whitinsville Christian, 27 Nicky Murphy, Barnstable, 27 Carina DeLeo, Lynnfield, 24 Gianna Miceli, Reading, 18 Kam Encarnacao, Reading, 16 Audrey Manning, Lynnfield, 16 Julie Hall, Central Catholic, 26 Molly Milliken, Oliver Ames, 25 Noga Naveh, Brookline, 25 Caleigh Shore, King Philip, 24 Shayne Dugan, King Philip, 22 Cece Kilroy, King Philip, 21 Mia Reynoso, Greater Lawrence, 20 Katherine Xu, Wellesley, 17 Alexia Vaquerano, Lynnfield, 16 Luci Gaudiano, Whitinsville Christian, 15 Victoria Reposa, Reading, 14 Ava Johnston, Barnstable, 6 Riley Biddlecom, Wellesley, 5 Jensen Gonneville, Whitinsville Christian, 5 Kenda Marino, Billerica, 5 Grace Harres, Hamilton-Wenham, 4.5 Trinity Figueroa, Greater Lawrence, 4 Bella Sierpina, Central Catholic, 4 Stasya Budnik, Brookline, 3 Greta Sachs, Marblehead, 3 Maria Rosario, Greater Lawrence, 6 Shayne Dugan, King Philip, 5 Mia Romanisk, Central Catholic, 5 Caleigh Shore, King Philip, 5 Gabby Vigeant, Newburyport, 5 Sadie Chadwick, Hanover, 4 Sofia Halunen, Bourne, 4 Lyla McDonough, Oliver Ames, 4 Liv McManus, East Bridgewater, 4 Avery Morrill, Bourne, 4 Noga Naveh, Brookline, 4 Kate Rodrigues, Old Rochester, 4 Molly Sweeney, King Philip, 4 Secil Uluderya, Wellesley, 4
